Esther 4:13

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“he sent back to her this reply: “Do not imagine that because you are in the king’s palace you alone will escape the fate of all the Jews.”

What this verse means

Read Esther 4:13 in the flow of Esther4 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Esther4 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“he sent back to her this reply: “Do not imagine that because you are in the king’s palace you alone will escape the fate of all the Jews.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Then Mordecai bade them return answer unto Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Mordecai speaketh to send back unto Esther: `Do not think in thy soul to be delivered <FI>in<Fi> the house of the king, more than all the Jews,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Esther 4:13 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 24:10If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!
  2. Matthew 16:24Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
  3. John 12:25Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
  4. Philippians 2:30because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.
  5. Hebrews 12:3Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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